distinguishing

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Numerous lawsuits are making their way through the courts, although the judiciary hasn’t settled on a single conclusion about where the line stands distinguishing “fair use” from copyright infringement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Those two brain areas are known to play a role in decision-making and in empathy, or distinguishing the feelings of others from our own.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

As new observatories such as the Giant Magellan Telescope prepare to directly image Earth-like planets around nearby stars, distinguishing between real planets and temporary dust clouds will become increasingly important.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Restorations of unknown date have resulted in the exposure of under drawing in certain areas, like the drapery of Salome, and a blurring of the line distinguishing the Virgin’s pillow from the gilded ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“The only one we currently employ. The only one capable of distinguishing the new Nexus-6 brain unit. You haven’t heard of this test?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick